Favorite Childhood Game

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This is a list of my favourite childhood games.

  • Command & Conquer and Command & Conquer Red Alert
  • Omikron: The Nomad Soul
  • Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura
  • Vampire The Masquerade Redemption and Bloodlines
  • Planescape Torment
  • Sacrifice
  • Silver
  • KKND Xtreme and Krossfire
  • Starcraft
  • Blade Runner
  • Alien versus Predator
  • 7th Legion
  • Deus Ex
  • Duke Nukem 3D
  • Dune 2000
  • Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen
There were a bunch of other games I played during my childhood, and early teens, however, the games I've listed I still play to this day; when I can get them to work on Windows 7 that is.
 
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SplatterHouse 3 for Sega Genesis!

Silent HIll for Playstation and Silent Hill 2 for PS2.

SSX 3 for PS2, probably the most entertaining game I played, and I still play these games, except for SH1.

Just last night I was boarding down the mountain in SSX 3.
 

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and let's not us all forget how awesome Tony Hawk's Underground was~
 

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic!
 

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Legend of zelda, orcarina of time

Turok for nintendo 64

final fantasy 6
 

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Dose anyone remember there fav childhood video game(s)?

My favs are

Frogger ps1

Spyro 1,2,3 ps1

Hot wheels stunt track racer computer version

And crash bandicoot

I still have all these games by the way.

And I still play them every so often.
Super Mario World & Counter Strike.
 

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All of these for PC, I didn't have a console until I was 14 (they were really expensive here):

- Croc: Legend of the gobbos

- Frogger

- Age of Empires 1, 2

- Heroes of might and magic 3

- Gex enter the gecko

- Rayman 2
 

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Ahhh old favorites.

Megaman Legends 1 and 2.

Spyro 1-3.

Tomba 1-2.

Dragon Quest 7, Dragon Quest Monsters, and Dragon Warrior 3.

These are the games I'd happily play over and over again (usually in some sort of rotation haha...)
 

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My favorite game ever since I was a child up to now is Harvest Moon
 

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Well, it was all NES for my childhood.

Super Mario 1,2 and 3 though admittedly I spent far less time on 3 than it deserverd.  There is a special place in my heart for Super Mario 2, I loved how it all ended up being a dream and you defeat Wart by feeding him veggies, my 8 year old mind was blown.  I also had the first Ninetedo Power magazine which had Super Mario 2 on it, I couldn't get enough.

Speaking of Nintendo Power (RIP), my mom got me a subscription right when it started and the bonus for the subscription was a copy of Dragon Warrior.  Sweetest sign-up deal ever!  I remember seeing the mail man show up and running home from my friends house.  There it was, in all it's glory, a brand new copy of Dragon Warrior along with my magazine.  Unfortunately I had an older brother who took the game and played it all day, I could only watch in anticipation of my own turn.  This of course was my introduction to RPGs so yeah Dragon Warrior is on the list as well.

Let's not forget The Legend of Zelda, there can never be enough.

I could keep on going but that's enought for now.
 

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Jet Set Radio

Tales of Symphonia

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Metal Gear Solid

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill

Destruction Derby Raw

Sonic 2, S&K

Chuck Rock

And a ton more. I've never been any good at these kinds of lists :/
 

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From my earliest memories my favourite games would have to be:

Joust (Atari 2600)

Barnstorming (Atari 2600)

Zork (Apple II)

Rescue Raiders (Apple II)

Too many to list really.. but those are my earliest memories.. there were a few other text based games I used to play alot on the Vic20 as well.
 

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I think, probably Pokemon Yellow, Pac-Man, and Rodents Revenge.
 

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Chrono trigger

Contra

Ff 1-3

Earthworm jim

Joe and mac

Sonic

And the marios
 

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Probably the first RPG I ever played was Secret of Mana; its influence on my creativity was immense. Why aren't there more multiplayer RPGs like that!? The sequel, Seiken Densetsu 3, is also incredible, though I wouldn't call that a "childhood" favorite.

Another early favorite was Super Mario RPG. I loved that game!

And, of course, I liked all the early Marios, and Zeldas (including OoT), and Mega Man games.

Words can't express how I adore the original Final Fantasy. I just love classic RPGs, and 8/16-bit graphics in general. Ah, I remember so many Saturday afternoons spent pummeling Ogres around Elfland to get enough money to buy a Silver Sword... man, it was like Christmas when I was finally able to wield that thing.
 

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There are plenty of them, I've spent so many years on my gameboy and playstation 1;

Tomba I, II

Vanguard Bandits

Silhouette Mirage

Suikoden I, II

Breath of Fire I, II, III and IV

Legend of Mana

Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Chrono Trigger

Megaman X4 and Legends

Croc

Final Fantasy Tactics

Spyro I, II and III

Worms World Party

Crash Team Racing, Bash and Warped

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater III

Phapsody a musical adventure

Kirby the dreamland

Wario Land

Super Mario III

Super Mario Land I and II (gameboy release)

Final Fantasy I and II

Duke Nukem Time to Kill and 3D

Threads of Fate

Saga Frontier II

Hexen

Doom I, II

Quake II

Tekken III

Dune 2000

Resident Evil I, II, III

Dino Crisis (Loved the first one)
 
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I'm a bit on the old side compared to some of y'all... :p

  • Ms. Pac Man - I could usually get up to the pear level on one quarter, farther if my kid sister wasn't hanging on me whining about her turn.
  • Tetris (Gameboy) - Whenever my mom didn't steal it. We also used to play the cabinet at Pizza Hut and she always caned me.
  • Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - First GB game I ever played, I'm still in love with it.
  • Super Mario Bros. 1 & 2 - There were actually cabinets of these, the former at the roller rink, the latter at my family's favorite restaurant...
  • Super Mario Land - The Chai music is still an earworm for me.
 

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Loved reading this. I would have left abe's oddysee clear off the list, and that has to be one of the best games of its generation. Interesting mechanics, a heavy story but a light playful attitude. Brilliant game.

I feel in love with Vampire the masquerade bloodlines the first time I played it. A clever story, with fun use of the aforementioned bloodlines to give subtley different play throughs. Also, the ghost level terrifies me to this day. Very well written dialogue.

I came to gaming quite late. I was in my mid teens. My father had a few consoles I and my sister were not allowed to play. So I never got to enjoy most of the silly little games many grew up with.

Another early favorite was new neverwinter nights. The original campaign and first expansion are less than great games, but by the time I got there the community already had a huge selection of player made games. I loved it. So much community creativity. I'm sure you can identify ;) .

following that was the first game with a sound track that I bought - jade empire. Not strictly childhood but I read all discovering video games at the time. The music makes that game. It really does. If you ever doubted the effect sound had on a game, pay jade empire.

Baldur's gate 2 (I played it before 1). Party banter. 'Nough said.

Cronotrigger gets an honorable mention. I was 23 when I first played it. But it was the first earlier generation game I really loved. Frog brings the feels.

I lost many hours playing worms with friends. Humor and creativity in a tiny hot seat friendly package.

I also used to go round a friends house to play 'exile' by spiderweb software. Later re released as Avernum , which I bought on CD ;) .

I also love the Sims. No judging.
 
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